U.S. Geological Survey · FinOps Profile

U S Geological Survey Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for USGS: federal open-data services are zero-cost to consumers; FinOps exposure is on the consumer side (egress, downstream compute) rather than direct USGS billing.

U S Geological Survey Finops is the FinOps profile for U.S. Geological Survey on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 2 billable meters, billed in USD, on a not applicable cycle, and pricing category no charge (public open data).

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Federal Government, Earth Science, Open Data, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Public Open Data Pricing: No Charge (Public Open Data) Billing: Not Applicable FOCUS v1.3
Federal GovernmentEarth ScienceOpen DataFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
U.S. Geological Survey
ProviderName
U.S. Geological Survey
PublisherName
U.S. Geological Survey
ServiceCategory
Public Open Data
ServiceName
U.S. Geological Survey APIs

Meters

api_requests
Unit: request
Count of requests to USGS web services (no monetary charge from USGS)
bulk_download_volume
Unit: GB
Volume of catalog / feed bulk downloads

Sources